Battle of Kolofata

The Battle of Kolofata (13 January 2015) occurred when the Cameroonian Army launched an attack on a military camp of Boko Haram in the Far North region of Cameroon. 143 Boko Haram insurgents were killed in the largest amount of casualties suffered by the group in its history.

History
Following the massacre of 2,000 people in the Nigerian town of Baga in Borno State in addition to many Boko Haram cross-border raids on the Far North region of Cameroon, the Cameroonian Army decided to react. Boko Haram set up bases in Cameroon and called on the country to scrap its constitution and embrace Islam, or else they would step up their attacks. The government of Cameroon decided to fight back against the Boko Haram menace, who had killed thousands of civilians in massacres and suicide bombings in northern Nigeria for years. Corporal-Chef Bela Onana led an attack on a Boko Haram-controlled military base in northern Cameroon, where Boko Haram stored important warfare equipment including assault rifles of various brands, heavy weapons, and bullets of all calibers. The Cameroonians attacked the base and managed to kill 143 Boko Haram fighters in the largest loss of Boko Haram fighters in the insurgency's history. One Cameroonian soldier was killed and 4 were wounded, and the battle was a major victory for government forces in the fight against the Boko Haram insurgency.